KTM 390 Duke test: the duchess of A2 licenses !
The KTM 390 Duke is the Austrian manufacturer’s response to the new regulations for the new A2 license … but not only! After more than 1,500 exhilarating km on its handlebars, MNC fell under the spell of this exhilarating beginner’s bike. Test.
KTM Duke 390 tech. Sheet
| Engine | |
| Type | Single cylinder, 4-stroke |
| Cooling | Liquid |
| Displacement | 373.2 cc |
| Bore x stroke | 89 × 60 mm |
| Distribution | 4 valves per cylinder, double overhead camshaft |
| Volumetric ratio | 12.6 to 1 |
| Food | Bosch electronic fuel injection, 46 mm |
| Max power | 44 hp at 9,000 rpm (41 hp in A2 version) |
| Max torque | 35 Nm at 7,250 rpm |
| Lubrication | Wet sump |
| Transmission | |
| Clutch | Multi-disc in oil bath |
| Ordered | Mechanical |
| Gearbox | 6 reports |
| Primary reduction | 30/80 |
| Final reduction | 14/45 |
| Final drive | By chain |
| Cycle part | |
| Frame | Trellis in chrome molybdenum steel tubes, powder coated |
| Front suspension | WP 43 mm inverted fork |
| Suspension Ar | WP mono-shock |
| Front brake | Single 300mm disc, radial mounted 4-piston caliper |
| Ar brake | Single 230mm disc, 1-piston caliper |
| ABS | Standard Bosch 9MB two-channel, switchable |
| Dimensions, weight, capacities | |
| Length | NC |
| Width | NC |
| Wheelbase | 1367 mm (± 15 mm) |
| Caster angle | 25 ° |
| Hunt | 100 mm |
| Saddle height | 800 mm |
| Ground clearance | 170 mm |
| Front travel | 150 mm |
| Travel Ar | 150 mm |
| Front tire | 110/70 ZR17 |
| Tire Ar | 150/60 ZR17 |
| Weight without gasoline | 139 kg |
| Fuel tank | 11 liters |
| Commercial information | |
| Availability | Immediate in the |
| Colors | Orange-black-white only |
| Price | € 5,115 |
| Guarantee | 2 years, unlimited mileage |
| Main options | 37 liter top case, soft rear bag (12 to 18 liters capacity), tank bag, steel chain guard, protection pads (for front wheel and swingarm), tank guard, anodized aluminum parts (cover oil filter, etc.) |
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